Fox Jewelers

Merchant
1941-1978

902 Bay Street
Beaufort, SC

FAMILIES: Fox

Ben Fox (1913-2008) opened Fox Jewelers in 1941. After he retired in 1978, Fox sold his business to his daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Paul Isaac. In 1983, the Isaacs hired gemologist Mark Stokes to manage the business. In 1991, Mark and his wife, Terri, purchased Fox Jewelers and renamed it Bay Street Jewelers.

Main Image: Fox Jewelers (1953), Culp Collection, Courtesy of Beaufort County Library, (SC)

The Jewish Merchant Project is supported by the generosity of the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation and the Stanley B. Farbstein Endowment at the Coastal Community Foundation.

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